--------------It's natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it. We live in a democracy, which means we should treat every theory equally. - Steven Colbert, I Am America (and So Can You!)

--------------"[A scientific theory] describes Nature as absurd from the point of view of common sense. And it agrees fully with experiment. So I hope you can accept Nature as She is - absurd."- Richard P. Feynman

One kid hugged me and the other called from Memphis ("Dad! You're old!"). I took pains to explain who made me old.

I renewed my rental of the second half of season three of Dexter and it was free, 'cause it was my birthday an' all.

Plus today I was playing around with a borrowed pressure washer, blasting loose paint in preparation for some house painting. All I could say, in my best Will Smith, was "I gotta get me one of these!" Not that I got one or anything. But I gotta get one.

Plus in another incarnation I received a partial retraction and apology from StephenB.

Plus youse guys.

Thanks, all.

--------------Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be.

"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you."- David Foster Wallace

"Hereâ€™s a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down."- Barry Arrington

--------------"Random mutations, if they are truly random, will affect, and potentially damage, any aspect of the organism, [...]Thus, a realistic [computer] simulation [of evolution] would allow the program, OS, and hardware to be affected in a random fashion." GilDodgen, Frilly shirt owner

Bill 'n Dave. Dave 'n Bill. Hmm... where have I heard of that pair before?

Yes! It was Bill and Dave's excellent adventure!

Good times were had by all!

--------------The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny is alleviated by their lack of consistency. -A. Einstein (H/T, JAD)
If evolution is true, you could not know that it's true because your brain is nothing but chemicals. ?Think about that. -K. Hovind

--------------"But it's disturbing to think someone actually thinks creationism -- having put it's hand on the hot stove every day for the last 400 years -- will get a different result tomorrow." -- midwifetoad

--------------"But it's disturbing to think someone actually thinks creationism -- having put it's hand on the hot stove every day for the last 400 years -- will get a different result tomorrow." -- midwifetoad